"Police staff with expertise in human trafficking were part of the group, although they don't believe the woman in this flat had been trafficked".
Trafficking for prostitution is rife across Europe. There's no reason to think Scotland is different
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"Police staff with expertise in human trafficking were part of the group, although they don't believe the woman in this flat had been trafficked".
Trafficking for prostitution is rife across Europe. There's no reason to think Scotland is different
In one raid, police "moved in fast, finding a woman inside who had recently arrived in the UK... Officers used a police translation phone service to offer her advice and support...
03.03.2026 09:31 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0If Labour ducks tough...
03.03.2026 09:27 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Daffy Duck looking tough
What does "Ducks tough" mean?
03.03.2026 09:26 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Linguistic side note: very familiar with the politicianβs use of βtheologyβ as a term of abuse, but βpolitical plainsongβ is new to me.
03.03.2026 09:13 β π 14 π 6 π¬ 4 π 0Also- "sackcloth" and "mythology". As if the writer has swallowed a bible and theology dictionary
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β‘ Fragments of an Iranian-made Shahed-136 drone that targeted the British Royal Air Force base at Akrotiri, Cyprus, contained a Russian-made βKometa-Mβ signal receiver.
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Scottish police raid brothels, trying to catch criminals, but offering support to sex workers. A good approach
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1/ Russian tourists trapped in Dubai are complaining that they are being screwed over by their (Russian) tour operator, and are being kicked out of their hotels. They say that the Russian Foreign Ministry has been of little help. β¬οΈ
02.03.2026 20:11 β π 224 π 35 π¬ 17 π 9A pedestrianised street with a branch of popular heated foodlike product purveyor Greggs, and a dragon.
Sometimes when I am having difficulty with the universe I remember that in Dundee there is a dragon guarding a branch of Greggs, and this cheers me up.
02.03.2026 20:33 β π 136 π 32 π¬ 8 π 4This is possibly the sloppiest AI-generated slopaganda video I've seen yet from the Iranians. Marvel at the firefighters ineffectually spraying their own truck! Gasp at the crowd of onlookers looking in the wrong direction!
02.03.2026 20:35 β π 181 π 20 π¬ 10 π 4And Putin's
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As markets opened on March 2, Russian officials were quick to frame the escalating Middle East crisis as an economic opportunity for the Kremlin.
"Russia is very likely to benefit from the conflict," Oleksandr Talavera, professor of financial economics at the University of Birmingham, said.
3 candles in front of a dark background. Text reads: Join Us on Zoom: Tuesday, March 3, 2026 | 7:00 PM ET. Prayers for Justice, Peace, and Hopeβ
In the wake of President Donald Trumpβs State of the Union Address and amidst mounting warfare across the Middle East, the PC(USA)βs Office of Public Witness is inviting Presbyterians to gather virtually, in a nonpartisan space, for a prayer of unity and peace.
#PCUSA #Advocacy
#BBCNews - France to boost nuclear arsenal and extend deterrence to European allies
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Forgive our hard-heartedness. Open our ears to hear you speak to us. May we know your forgiveness, and so become better people".
#LectionaryPrayers for the Third Sunday in Lent Year A (March 8 2026)
Latest royal news
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#BBCNews - At least 169 people killed in South Sudan 'surprise' attack
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
β‘οΈ Ukraine has uncovered Russian military plans detailing offensive operations scheduled through 2027.
02.03.2026 22:28 β π 116 π 36 π¬ 3 π 2Excellent news!
02.03.2026 20:11 β π 43 π 9 π¬ 1 π 0in the latest example of how we're governed by the Make a Wish Administration, Melania Trump is presiding over a UN meeting
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β‘οΈExplosions reported in Kyiv.
Explosions took place in several districts of Ukraine's capital at around 10 p.m local time on March 2, according to Kyiv Independent journalists on the ground.
At around the same time, Ukraine's Air Force warned of the threat of Russian drones.
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02.03.2026 20:05 β π 13 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0You can't "set the terms of a war". It's too unpredictable. Putin thought his full scale invasion of Ukraine would decapitate Zelensky's government in a few days
02.03.2026 13:20 β π 13 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0Gold standard for this is the OSCE. They usually do Europe, but I think they went to Florida after the "hanging chads" nonsense (it's a post WWII organization to get democracy back to Europe, so the US is (still, I think) a member
02.03.2026 20:03 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I saw this earlier
fullfact.org/politics/dem...
A restaurant with a website like this tells you that you are going to have a great, great, meal: www.sweetingsrestaurant.com
02.03.2026 17:23 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 3 π 0I am going to the Quality Chop House as a belated Christmas treat on Thursday and I once again regret that whilst I technically work in the City I don't work in the sort of vanishingly rare City job where you can still pop off for a three-course lunch with wine and cigars.
02.03.2026 17:20 β π 19 π 1 π¬ 2 π 0When the handwriting on Gordon Brownβs notes to the families of fallen soldiers was a bit wonky (because he is blind in one eye) it was put forward as proof he was too mentally unstable to lead the UK.
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